A U.S. House hearing on missing emails at the Internal Revenue Service on the targeting of conservative groups turned into a bare-knuckled verbal political brawl, as Republicans accused the IRS chief of misleading Congress and Democrats mocked the GOP for spinning sinister conspiracy theories. “I don’t think an apology is …

After a lengthy meeting with his national security team, President Obama said the United States is prepared to take “targeted” military action to stop the advance of extremist Sunni militans, but Mr. Obama said for now the emphasis will be on providing intelligence and other support to the Iraqi government. …

The questions only increased on Tuesday about missing emails at the Internal Revenue Service, as Republicans charged that not only are emails missing for ex-IRS official Lois Lerner, but also for a half dozen other IRS workers who seemed to play a part in extra scrutiny for more conservative groups …